It was just about seven and a half years ago that I found myself shopping for an engagement ring. It was the fall of 2007. I was just reaching the halfway point in my graduate studies, and Janna was in her final year of college. We had been dating for a number of years, and would both be graduating from our respective programs that following summer. We had talked about getting married after graduation, and I had decided that it was time to buy the ring.
And when it comes to things like these, I tend to be very analytical and methodical in the way that I make my decisions. When I saw that some of the rings I was interested in cost more than what we budgeted for the wedding itself, I knew I had to educate myself as to what in the world I was spending all this money on. And so I read up on the four Cs of buying diamonds: Cut, Carat, Color, and Clarity. The value of any particular diamond varied according to these four characteristics: its shape, its weight, whether it was true-white or had some color to it, and whether it had internal and external blemishes or imperfections. And so, my task was to find the greatest quality stone as measured by the four Cs, but for the best price. And so over a period of weeks I visited every jewelry store I could find to make my comparisons...
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, seven foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....
